R-044. Twice-frozen, twice-thawed multi-cell embryos have similar survival and cleavage rates to once-frozen, once-thawed multi-cell embryos

O-23: Transfer of Blastocysts Derived from Frozen Thawed Cleavage Stage Embryos Improved Ongoing Pregnancy

Background: The aim of our study was to compare the resulting from transfer of embryos that cryopereserved in cleavage stage after thawing and transfer of embryos after thawing and culture in sequentional media until blastocyst formation. Materials and Methods: In this prospective clinical study, we have evaluated 128 cycles in women undergone in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sp...

Human pregnancy after transfer of intact frozen-thawed embryos.

Since the birth of the first baby as a result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in 1978, many clinics around the world have achieved pregnancies and births for their patients by using IVF and gamete intrafallopian transfer procedures. With the storage of excess embryos, multiple laparoscopies can be avoided; this has favoured the development of better cryopreservation techniques. In our clinic 8-...

The Analysis of Factors Affecting the Success Rate of Frozen Thawed Embryos in IVF / ICSI Cycles

Purpose: the aim of this study is to analyze the factors contributing to the success of frozen- thawed embryo transfer (ET). Material and method: This retrospective, case-control study was carried out on 700 infertile couples treated with IVF and ICSI and had embryo freezing in Isfahan Fertility and Infertility Center, Iran, from the beginning of July 2000 to the end of June 2003. Results: fa...

Pregnancy Rates Following Transfer of Cultured Versus Non Cultured Frozen Thawed Human Embryos

Characteristics of the cell membrane fluidity, actin fibers, and mitochondrial dysfunctions of frozen-thawed two-cell mouse embryos.

Physical and chemical alterations caused by the freezing and thawing and their effects on survivals/developments in vitro were investigated. Of a total of 452 two-cell mouse embryos, the overall survival rate of the frozen-thawed embryos was 76.1% (344/452). The blastocyst formation of the frozen-thawed embryos was 32.6% (44/136) compared to 74.5% (117/157) in the fresh embryos (P<0.05). The to...